Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardA 38-year-old woman and her 2-year-old goddaughter died in this duplex on Greenview Circle in Auburn late Saturday evening. A neighbor called 911 shortly after 11 p.m. to report an odor of smoke coming from 26 Greenview Circle and that the smoke detectors could be heard. The woman and child were found in the living room. The fire was contained mostly to the kitchen.

Auburn, NY -- A 38-year-old woman and her 2-year-old goddaughter were killed in a house fire Saturday night, Auburn police and firefighters said.

Firefighters could not detect the gasoline or natural gas, Mendillo said. They also did not see any smoke or fire when they arrived, he said. That's because the windows in the two-story, wood-frame duplex -- which is in a relatively new housing development -- kept the smoke and flames inside the home, Mendillo said.

When firefighters went into the home, they found the woman and girl unresponsive in the living room, Mendillo said. The fire was contained mostly to the kitchen, he said. The woman and child were about 20 feet from the kitchen door, Mendillo said.

Firefighters and ambulance crews performed CPR on the two before they were taken to Auburn Community Hospital, Auburn police Capt. Brian Neagle said. Both the woman and child were pronounced dead a short time after, he said.

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed to determine the exact cause of death, Neagle said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters said there was smoke and heat damage throughout the first floor, and fire damage to the kitchen.

Anyone with information about the fire can call Auburn police Detective Bryant Bergenstock at (315) 258-9880 or Auburn police at (315) 253-3231.